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Die Nacht des Baobab : Eine Afrikanerin in Europa by Ken Bugul DE
SenegalDescription:
Seit Urzeiten lag ihr Dorf im schützenden Schatten des Baobab, des Affenbrotbaums. Auf der Suche nach einer Zukunft, nach Wissen und Bildung zieht Ken in die Stadt und erhält ein Stipendium für ein Studium in Europa. Dort ist sie den Blicken auf der Straße, dem ständigen Wechselbad von Ablehnung und Anmache ausgesetzt. Verzweifelt und verloren sucht sie dennoch die Anerkennung, wo sie am leichtesten zu finden ist: in den Nachtclubs und in den Bars. Hier wird sie schließlich zur Philosophin schwarzer und weiblicher Kultur. Sensibel und schonungslos schildert sie,... continue
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Die Taube by Patrick Süskind DE
GermanyDescription:
In fünf Monaten wird der Wachmann einer Pariser Bank das Eigentum an seiner kleinen Wohnung endgültig erworben haben. Dann ist die letzte Hypothekenrate abbezahlt und damit ein weiterer Markstein seines Lebens gesetzt. Doch dieses Ereignis wird an einem heissen Freitagmorgen im August 1984 jäh vom Erscheinen einer Taube in Frage gestellt.
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Die, My Love by Ariana Harwicz EN
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018. A manic, bruising stream of conscious portrayal of a mother and wife struggling to maintain both a normal life and her sanity.
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Diese eine Entscheidung : Roman by Karine Tuil DE
FranceDescription:
Der Preis der Freiheit
In einem Hochsicherheitstrakt des Pariser Justizpalastes muss die charismatische Untersuchungsrichterin Alma Revel über die Festsetzung oder Freilassung eines blutjungen Mannes entscheiden, gegen den ein Terrorismusverdacht vorliegt. Doch nicht nur beruflich ist Alma extrem gefordert. Ihre Ehe ist am Ende und sie stürzt sich Hals über Kopf in eine Affäre, ausgerechnet mit dem Anwalt, der nun den Terrorverdächtigen verteidigt. Alma trifft eine folgenschwere Entscheidung, die ihr Leben und ihr Land auf den Kopf stellen wird. Was sind wir bereit au... continue
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Dirty Feet by Edem Awumey, Edem EN
TogoDescription:
"As a small child, Askia was forced, along with his family, to wander the African desert as if under a curse. First driven from their home by drought and hunger, they were then kept out of the villages by those who did not want to see their 'dirty feet' stay for too long. Years later, it seems Askia is destined to relive his family's curse night after night as he roams the streets of Paris in his taxi. One evening, he picks up Olia, a young woman who claims to recognize his face, telling him that his features are similar to those of a man she photographed years ago. Had it been his father, the... continue
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Discourse on Colonialism by Aimé Césaire EN
Description:
"This classic work, first published in France in 1955, profoundly influenced the generation of scholars and activists at the forefront of liberation struggles in Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Nearly twenty years later, when published for the first time in English, Discourse on Colonialism inspired a new generation engaged in the Civil Rights, Black Power and antiwar movements."--
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Discourse on Method ; and : Meditations on First Philosophy by René Descartes EN
Description:
Contains English translations of Descartes' 1637 treatise Discourse on the Method for Conducting One's Reason Well and for Searching for Truth in the Sciences and a subsequent development of the ideas contained in it, Meditations on First Philosophy, first published in 1641. Includes a selected bibliography. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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Doamna Bovary by Gustave Flaubert RO
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Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the novel was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between 1 October 1856 and 15 December 1856, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal on 7 February 1857, Madame Bovary became a bestseller in April 1857 when it was published in two volumes. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now ... continue
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Description:
Focuses on the Paris taverns, presenting a tragedy of working-class people in slums. The work was influenced by theories of heredity/experimental science. The behaviour of the families is shown to be conditioned by environment/inherited characteristics, chiefly drunkenness and mental instability.
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Duşmanca. Balul by Irène Némirovsky RO
UkraineDescription:
Cu o mama frivola si prea ocupata cu flirturile ca sa se mai ingrijeasca si de cele doua fiice, cu un tata mereu prins cu afaceri departe de casa, Gabri, eroina romanului Dușmanca, se maturizeaza mai mult la voia intimplarii. Copilaria ei are drept singur tovaras ranchiuna fata de mama, care cu vremea se transforma in dorinta de razbunare. Aproape pe nesimtite, copila taciturna si neglijata de toti devine o tinara plina de farmec, dar si egala inamicei sale dintotdeauna. De-acum, razbunarea ii e mai la indemina ca oricind, insa conflictul difuz dintre cele doua femei e dominat de sentimente co... continue